Comet c/2022 E3 in Bright Moonlight
Taken by Jan Curtis on February 2, 2023 @
Orale, Arizona
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Essentially until the 6-7 Feb, Comet c/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be hidden by the bright full moon. However, with some post-processing techniques, you can still get a glimpse of this celestial wanderer. The trick with a dSLR camera is to take lots of short exposures (e.g. 15 to 30 sec) with wide open aperture (low f-stop) and moderately high iso, say 1600, stack the images so that the comet is fixed and if you have a starless routine such as with Pixinsight, you can achieve something like the above images. The latest at right suggests that Comet ZTF dust tail has broadened significantly. I can't wait until the moon rises after astrological twilight has ended on 7 Feb.
Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cloud_spirit/albums/72177720304740214
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